Marc Willers

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Marc Willers
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Willers (centre) at the 2007 Supercross World Cup
Personal information
Born (1985-09-11) 11 September 1985 (age 39)
Cambridge, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Team information
Discipline BMX
RoleRider

Marc Willers (born 11 September 1985) is a New Zealand racing cyclist who represents New Zealand in BMX. He was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2008 and the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event, reaching the semi-final in 2012. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Men's BMX Racing". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marc Willers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2015.